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Charka
(18th and 19th Centuries )
The charka's decoration is representative of Rückert's early style of painted filigree enamel. Both its interior and exterior surfaces are covered with pastel colored vines and Usolsk-type blossoms over a creamy orange ground. On the interior walls, within a pattern of vines, a standing boyar is flanked by two ferocious birds, and, in the center, a griffin tramples a serpent.
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Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Jean M. Riddell, Washington, D.C. [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 2010, by bequest.
Geographies
Russia, Moscow (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 2 1/2 x W: 5 1/2 x D: 4 9/16 in. (6.3 x 14 x 11.6 cm)
Credit Line
Bequest of Mrs. Jean M. Riddell, 2010
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
44.856